After hearing Xu Shu had something to say, Yuan Mai nodded slightly: "Yuan Zhi has something to say, but it's okay to say it!"

Xu Shu first bowed to Yuan Mai, then gave Ju Shu a gift, and then talked: "As Mr. Ju said, Luoyang is surrounded by enemies on three sides, easy to attack and difficult to defend. If we cannot take down the two natural dangers of Hulao Pass in the east and Hangu Pass in the west, it will be like a door open, and Cao's army can invade at any time. Since Cao's army launched a large-scale counterattack, our army should retreat and retreat across the Yellow River.

But in the opinion of the common people, we should order Zhao Yun and Wang Shuang to migrate all the people in each county to the north bank of the Yellow River when we retreat. In this way, even if the Cao army regained Henan, it would not be able to restore Henan's productivity for a while. How different is it from losing Henan? With hundreds of thousands of people in Henan, we can not only reclaim wasteland, but also have sufficient military resources, and it will benefit without any harm. Although we have not obtained Henan, it is no different from being able to obtain Henan!"

"This method of Yuanzhi is feasible. Leaving Cao Cao an empty Henan is also a kind of weakening of Cao's strength!" Ju Su Fuxu agreed.

Yuan Mai thought for a while, but finally shook his head and rejected Xu Shu's suggestion: "Although this method of Yuanzhi has small benefits, it will damage my reputation in the long run. Isn't it easy for Henan people to migrate in large quantities with hundreds of thousands of people, blocked by the Yellow River, and large-scale migration? At that time, Cao's army was chasing him and beating everywhere, and there would inevitably be innocent people who died in war or drowned in the river.

What's more, it's August now, and winter will begin in more than a month. The weather turns cold. Where can I find so many houses for the people to live in? In the cold weather, some people will die innocently on the streets. In the past, Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the people to become infamous for life. I must never destroy my reputation for immediate interests. You must know that our goal is the whole world, not the land of a Yin in Henan!"

Yuan Mai’s idea is very simple. It is easy to migrate people, but during the migration process, a large number of deaths are inevitable, and so many people are moved to it. Resettlement and diet are also a problem. If it is not handled well, your reputation will be broken. It will be even more difficult to win the support of people in other places in the future!

After listening to Yuan Mai's analysis, Xu Shu felt sweat on his forehead and said in fear: "What the young master said is very true. After weighing the pros and cons, the young master's knowledge is longer-term. However, Xu Shu only cares about immediate interests and has short-sighted eyes!"

"Haha... Yuan Zhi doesn't have to blame himself. Your suggestions are also to weaken Cao Zhe's strength, and there is nothing wrong with it. If you have any suggestions in the future, it's okay to just say it, don't be stubborn." Yuan Mai smiled and comforted Xu Shu.

After the plan was decided, Yuan Mai immediately sent an order to ask Zhao Yun and Wang Shuang to pack up the seized supplies and fodder and retreat to the north of the Yellow River. At the same time, Xu Sheng also gave up the Heyin Port and returned to Mengjin downstream to standby.

In addition, the 10,000 troops from Yu Jin to the east were marching towards Hanoi, and they also needed to be prepared. He ordered Liang Xi to lead his 5,000 troops to fight eastward, dragging Yu Jin's team and waiting for reinforcements to return from the Henan battlefield.

When Zhao Yun learned that the Cao army was attacking, he had already taken countermeasures in advance and sent soldiers to load all the food, fodder, gold and silver obtained from each county town to the other side of Mengjin, and then transported it across the Yellow River by the ships opposite, and finally sent it to Huai County.

After some searches, the granaries and warehouses in various counties in Henan were wiped out. Yuan Jun obtained a total of 110,000 stones of grain, 120,000 stones of grass, more than a dozen cars of gold, silver and coins, and thousands of weapons and armor, which was a great harvest.

When Yuan Mai's retreat order was passed to Luoyang and Xingyang, Yuan's army had transported all the supplies to the bank of the Yellow River and immediately retreated northward. Before Cao's army caught up, they retreated unscathed. The battle in Henan was considered a complete victory.

After Yu Jin led his troops into Hanoi, he was stubbornly blocked by Liang Xi near Chaoge County, and it was difficult to break through the defense line. One day later, Zhao Yun led 10,000 troops to support him. Yu Jin thought it was difficult to win, so he led his troops to retreat to Changyuan, and sent someone to ask Cao Cao for instructions.

Seeing that Yuan's army voluntarily withdrew from Henan, Xiahou Yuan was afraid that Chang'an would be in trouble and did not dare to cross the river to find trouble for Yuan's purchase. He traveled all night and led his troops back to Chang'an.

With this lesson, Cao Cao did not dare to underestimate Yuan Mai anymore, nor did he dare to withdraw his troops from Henan. If Yuan Mai makes a comeback and takes Henan again, he can threaten Xuchang. He must be stationed heavily to defend against the opposite Yuan Mai army in order to make Xuchang peaceful.

In fact, if Yuan Mai was more courageous this time, he could have killed Zhao Yun. Wang Shuang did not have to withdraw his troops and directly approached the city of Xuchang to shock Cao's army. At that time, Cao Cao would definitely return to Xuchang to rescue, resulting in chaos.

Of course, doing this is also risky. If Zhao Yun and Wang Shuang go deeper and the subsequent reinforcements cannot keep up, the team may be trapped in a siege, and the final outcome is unpredictable!

The battlefield is like a chess game. No one dares to tell the outcome lightly before making a move!

After discussing with the think tanks, Cao Cao not only left Zhu Ling, but also led 10,000 troops to station in various parts of Henan, but also sent Yu Jin to lead his troops to Luoyang to govern the military affairs of various parts of Henan, and compete with Yuan Mai on the other side of the Yellow River to prevent Henan from falling again.

After Cao's army divided the troops, the pressure on Yuan's army in the middle was immediately reduced a lot. Wen Chou led 50,000 troops to confront Cao Ren and Xu Huang in the Yanjin area. The two sides attacked and defended each other, and it was difficult to decide the winner and the battle situation was once again in a stalemate.

Yuan Shao's pressure was relieved, but Yuan's buying trouble came.

Just when Yuan Mai was complacent about the harvest from Henan, the Xihe Huns entrenched in the Xihe attacked Taiyuan. What's even more terrible is that the black bandits in the east also gathered a team of 60,000 to 70,000 people, went down to the Taihang Mountains to harass Dingxiang, Leping and other places, attacked the county town, ransacked the gentry, led troops to rob, and forcibly harvested crops in the fields.

In the southern gate of Taiyuan County, there was a general Zhang Liao guarding the guards. It was said that a general was the pass, and it was difficult for the Huns to open it.

After several battles, Zhang Liao used the strategy of luring the enemy into depth to lure the Xiongnu cavalry into the narrow valley of Daling County, set fire to burn it, and won a complete victory. He killed more than 5,000 Huns, captured more than 2,000 war horses, and killed a member of the Xiongnu general, greatly bruising the morale of the Hun army.

After this great defeat, Hu Chuquan realized Zhang Liao's power and could only order his troops to retreat. He would not dare to attack Taiyuan again for a while.

Some of the Huns who were looted in Shangdang were divided into the territory of Shangdang. After hearing that the main force was severely damaged, they were afraid that Zhang Liao would come to seize the retreat and dared not fight, so they retreated in a hurry. They were led by Shangdang prefect and followed and killed them, and captured more than 500 war horses. As a result, the siege of the Huns was lifted.

Zhang Liao could compete with the Huns invasion and easily defeated the invading enemy. But the black bandits in the east were not so easy to deal with!

Compared with the Hun cavalry, the Black Mountain Army was more difficult to deal with. The Huns were a nomadic people, coming and going like the wind, only plundering but not attacking the city. But the Black Mountain bandits were different. They relied on their large crowds and powerful forces. When they encountered smaller counties, they surrounded and attacked. After entering the city, they burned, killed, looted, and then retreated after returning with a full load.

Although Tian Yu, who was appointed as the prefect of Dingxiang, was able to use troops, his troops were limited. When he took office from Taiyuan, he only brought 3,000 people, plus one thousand county soldiers, and the initial troops were only 4,000.

Since taking over Dingxiang in March, Tian Yu realized that the black bandits on the Taihang Mountains were a big problem. The first thing he did after taking office was to recruit soldiers. However, Dingxiang was vast and sparsely populated, with only ten counties in the county, with a total population of less than 100,000. After more than five months of recruiting soldiers, only two thousand strong men were recruited.

At this moment, Tian Yu had only 6,000 troops in his hands. Facing the Black Mountain bandits who were more than ten times more powerful than him, he was unable to conquer them. He could only guard Dingxiang County City behind closed doors to avoid the fall of the county seat.

Zhang Yan led 60,000 Black Mountain troops to sweep around Dingxiang, harvesting 50,000 or 60,000 stones of crops, but he was still unsatisfied. He also approached Dingxiang City with Gongsun Xu's seven thousand troops.

"Zhang Pingnan... There are only 6,000 defenders in Dingxiang City. Since we are already at the city, we should take advantage of Yuan Mai and Cao Cao's battle and have no time to take care of it, and siege the city and attack the county seat in one fell swoop. As long as Zhang Pingnan is willing, the troops under my command of Gongsun Xu are willing to attack the city as a front-end. I believe that the wealth in Dingxiang City must be comparable to that of the county town! In this way, the general can obtain the food and fodder and property in the city, and I can kill Tian Yu, a seller who sells his fortune, what about it?"

Seeing that Zhang Yan was still hesitant about whether to attack Dingxiang, Gongsun Xu immediately shouted loudly and tried his best to encourage Zhang Yan to attack Dingxiang. In Gongsun Xu's eyes, there were three enemies who had to be killed, one was Zhao Yun, the other was Yuan Mai, and the other was Tian Yu.

Now, Tian Yu is trapped in Dingxiang City. Gongsun Xu would rather pay any price than take Tian Yu's head to sacrifice his father's spirit in heaven!

After hearing Gongsun Xu's words, Zhang Yan's heart moved and immediately had the idea of ​​siege.

Before, Zhang Yan was hesitant because he was afraid that the attack on the county city would pay a heavy price. He would have to share it with Gongsun Xu in the future. If too many people died, the loss would be not worth it.

But since Gongsun Xu has now taken the initiative to propose not having food and supplies, as long as Tian Yu's head and is willing to attack as a front-line, why not do it?

"Cough cough..." Zhang Yan coughed and reminded Gongsun Xu: "I am not the General of the Central Army of the Peace Nation now. I have been entitled to General Zhaolie by Cao... It is not Cao, but the Emperor. I have been named General Zhaolie by the Emperor! Yes, General Zhaolie!"

After hearing Zhang Yan's words, Gongsun Xu felt a little contemptuous and thought that he was just a miscellaneous general. It was exciting for you! When my father was alive, he recommended me to the Emperor of Han to become the General of the Conquest South, but what's the use? It's just an empty title!

"Yes, Zhang Zhaolie... what do you think of me?" Gongsun Xu didn't dare to be tough and asked with a smile.

"General Gongsun means, do you want food and money?" Zhang Yan confirmed again.

Gongsun Xu nodded and said firmly: "Yes, I don't want a grain of food or a coin, just Tian Yu's head! As long as Zhang Zhaolie, you decide to fight, my troops are willing to be the pioneer!"

"Fight!" Zhang Yan was overjoyed and slapped her thigh and made a decision, "Break the city!"
Chapter completed!